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Then Gana Devi took the form of an elephant who rushed at her; she clung to Kanda, and promised to marry him. The Vädḍas pursued, but were shot down by Kanda, who then created a pond, and revived them, and they celebrated the wedding at Kataragama in the month Äsala. She is invoked in Tis-päyê kîma (as regent of the 29th päya) and in Amarasântiya. See also Kanda, and Sandun Kumara.
Valli Yakas. See Kali Yakas.
Valli Yak Devi (V. Y. Giri). Invoked in a Nava-graha-sântiya and Giri-liyo-dolahapidavila. See Giri.
Valli Yak Kadavara. See Vali Yak Kadavara.
Väl Mava. See Valli Amma.
Vana Girl. A goddess invoked in Dolos-giri-dev-liyage puvata as haunting the skirtsof a wilderness, and touching the wall-plates of a house with her hand while her feet are on the floor. See Giri.
Vanara Devi. A deity who gave the skin of the drum (see Drums).
Vana-tunga. On his legend see Perahära.
Vanehi Raja-kumaru. See Mâtalan.
Vanni Bandara (V. Devi, Unuvinne Bandara). A god described in Unuvinné-bandarakavi as haunting Unuvinnê, the temples at Panvila and Kandê, the Vanni district, Kataragama, the Gal-kotuva or Stone Fort (possibly Trincomalee), where he meets the god Kîrtti Bandara, Gurubäddê, Ändiribäddê, Katupatvela, the Hambiliya rock temple, Diya-bubula, Hakurutalê hill, Gônagama, and Hiiguruvaduve temple, as bearing a cane given him by Kumara Devi, and as catching wild elephants; he dwells in the woods, and is attracted to the hills by bowls of offerings. One V-b.-kavi says he is under the protection of Kataragama Devi; he smites Väcḍas with sickness, catches elephants at Tambalagala, rides on an elephant, blows on a jaya-saka (" victory-conch "), and visits the sanctuary at Balagala. Another V.-b.-kavi states that he had a bower at Hirimalvatta of Dumbara, temples at Butavatta and Udugoda, 6 temples at Unuvinna and Puranale, and his home at Galkotuva; he visits Navayâletänna, Kataragama, Arukvatta, Danagamuva-vela, Kehel-äla, Madakalappuva (Batticaloa), Talvatta, Runuva, Panava, and Tamankaḍa (his cult in the Padaviya-rata of Northern Ceylon being here omitted), and receives offerings in the Uda-rata; he was born in the Treasury-village or Gabadâ-gama of Viyaluva, overcame the Sanni Yakas, and catches and beats the Bûta Yakas. The Dolaha-devi-kavi states that he has a temple on the top of Hunukäta-gala, where silver weapons are dedicated: he wears a pearl necklace, causes fits, and is worshipped throughout Vanni. He is invoked in Dalu-mura-yahan-kavi (which states that he fled from the Vanni to Udarata), and Samágam-mal-yahan.
Vanni Raja. See Vanni Bandara.
Varo Raja. Father of Mal-sarâ Raja.
Varuna. A Nâ-râja or Nâga king, husband of Vimalâ, and father of Irandati.
Vas. Magical influences, especially those that attend the first wearing of any object. Those attending the first wearing of a crown are exorcised by the ritual described in Otunu-vas-haranê, which relates that Bamba-put Rși brought vines or creepers (see Vine), Danta-dhâtu Rṣi gave them power, and Viśvakarma bound them on men in hoops (see Valalu). Naga-bamba-put Rei gave sprays of the "nine-leaf," nava-kola-atu, of which Viśvakarma made hoops, which were tied on the person to be exorcised, in the presence of Isyara
